Tag: American Health Care Act

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC) declared at a press conference on Wednesday that the current immigration debate “is the defining moment” for Speaker Paul Ryan, implying that there will be “consequences” should he fail the American people.

President Trump is taking a more populist approach to health care in the wake of congressional Republicans’ inability to repeal-and-replace Obamacare — putting both insurance companies and Congress on notice for being exempt from the unpopular law.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) stated that Congress will put Obamacare repeal and replace on the president’s desk in the next seven weeks. Meadows stated, “In the next

In a Facebook video Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) said that even though he’s a part of the Senate’s healthcare working group, he hasn’t seen the healthcare bill the Senate is working on, and it has become clear that the bill

During a press gaggle on Tuesday, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) stated that the Republicans are doing the same thing with the American Health Care Act that Democrats did in ramming through the Affordable Care Act. McCain said, “We used to

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) stated that the American Health Care Act cuts against the “moral obligation ‘to care for those who have borne the battle.’” Transcript as Follows: “Hello, I’m Tom Carper, a retired Navy

The nationwide effort to disrupt town hall meetings of members of Congress continued earlier this week when Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) attempted to conduct a Q and A with his constituents in Jackson, Mich.

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) characterized the AHCA as “cruel” and argued, “Nobody should be penalized just because they got sick. Or for being a woman. Or because they were born with a rare condition.” Transcript as

Liberal activists involved in a nationwide effort to disrupt town hall meetings being held by lawmakers for their constituents reached a new low on Wednesday night when Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) was mocked when he told the unruly crowd about how the death of his special needs daughter informed his decision to amend and vote for the American Health Care Act that was passed by the House earlier this month.

California Governor Jerry Brown warned Thursday that the Republican members of the state’s congressional delegation would have to perform “penance” for having voted for the American Health Care Act in the U.S. House.

Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA) faced unending interruptions at a town hall meeting in Richmond on Tuesday night. Before Brat could even speak, the crowd chanted “read our questions,” and repeatedly yelled out “you lie” as he tried to make his

National anti-abortion leaders say Sen. Susan Collins is spreading “misinformation” in her statements of support for continued taxpayer funding of America’s largest provider of abortions, Planned Parenthood.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” columnist Charles Krauthammer argued President Obama’s statement on health care over the weekend was a reminder “of why we should be grateful as a nation that he is gone.” Krauthammer

Monday on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said the Senate’s work on the healthcare reform bill “will not be quick, or simple, or easy.” McConnell said, “We can continue with the status quo under Obamacare, and we

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” TV One’s “New One Now” host Roland Martin said “broke” people regardless of race “should be scared to death of this bill.” Partial transcript as follows: MARTIN: Sara, please, tell somebody with a pre-existing condition to

When Speaker Paul Ryan finally called last week for a vote of the House of Representatives for the American Healthcare Act (AHCA), the Republican plan described by Ryan as the “repeal and replace” bill for Obamacare, there seemed to be some surprise that the entire 14-member California Republican delegation voted for it.

After describing President Donald Trump’s role in passing the American Health Care Act through the House as “incredibly engaged” this week, Principle Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she certainly thinks the President will remain as involved moving the bill through the Senate.

During Friday’s Weekly Address, President Trump said of the revised American Health Care Act, “your premiums will come down, and your deductibles will come down.” Transcript as Follows: “My fellow Americans, Since Day One, my administration has been hard at

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, House Democratic Whip Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said that the passage of the American Health Care Act was “the Republican-led Congress at its worst, and deeply out of touch with the people it serves.” Transcript

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) stated that after the House passed the revised AHCA, “I was sick, but not nearly as sick as the 24 million people who are going to lose coverage, and I

Standing in front of a host of Republican House lawmakers gathered for a victory lap in the Rose Garden on Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump declared that passing the American Health Care Act would be an “unbelievable victory when we get it through the Senate.”

Thursday, after the House of Representatives passed the revised version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards released a video on Twitter pleading with voters to call their senators to stop the bill. Calling it

Republican leaders and President Donald Trump celebrated a legislative victory Thursday as the House passed the American Health Care Act, which, if it clears the Senate and is signed into law, will repeal former President Obama’s signature achievement, 2010’s Affordable Care Act.

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) argued the revised American Health Care Act is “the first time that Republicans have affirmatively put their stamp of approval on a program where federal money,